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in the late fall trying to catch some scarey Brown Leghorn 

 pullets. They are always timid when approached on their 

 tree-top perch and it may be a week before all of them are 

 caught. 



, Shade is Necessary. 



I nearly forgot to speak about shade. Chicks can staiid 

 . -very hot weather if they are not exposed to the direct rays of 

 the sun. A large maple grove on our farm furnishes plenty 

 of shade, but where natural shade is not available cheap 

 pole sheds^with green hay thrown on will provide artificial 

 shade and be much enjoyed by the little ones. Another 

 very important factor, in the care of young stock as well as 

 old, is regularity in feeding and all detail work. This is 

 an established fact in other branches of the live stock indus- 

 try and none the less true of the poultry business. In 

 closing I may say that the subject of caring for chicks in 

 summer may be^ simmered down to this — roomy roosting 

 coops kept clean; sound grain, whether fed whole or ground; 

 never allow peace to reign between y6u and lice; keep water 

 in a shady place and grit near by; and last, be regular in 

 feeding and in all other details. 



